{"id":50110,"date":"2025-09-02T21:37:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T21:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/nigeria-submits-bid-to-host-2030-commonwealth-games"},"modified":"2025-09-02T22:11:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T22:11:54","slug":"nigeria-submits-bid-to-host-2030-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/nigeria-submits-bid-to-host-2030-commonwealth-games","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria submits bid to host 2030 Commonwealth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria and India have submitted proposals to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n<p>In the proposals, Nigeria backs its capital Abuja to host the event, with India fronting Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n<p>The future of the Games had become the subject of concern after South Africa&#8217;s Durban and Australia&#8217;s Victoria pulled out as nominated hosts for the 2022 and 2026 editions respectively.<\/p>\n<p>With Durban&#8217;s withdrawal, Birmingham stepped in to host the 2022 Games. Glasgow took up the 2026 event.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time Abuja is bidding to host the Commonwealth Games. It lost its first attempt to Glasgow in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>No African city has ever staged the Games.<\/p>\n<p>India has hosted the Commonwealth Games once in 2010. It sees the 2030 Games as a dry run for a potential bid for the 2036 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Eritrea<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. Nigeria and India have submitted proposals to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. In the proposals, Nigeria backs its capital Abuja to host the event, with India fronting Ahmedabad. 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